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27. Forrest Island – Surrounded by drying reefs. Some anchorage on the northeast side protected by a breakwater which is covered at high tide.
28. Mandarte Island – There is a light on the island and another light on a rock to the northwest. Halibut Island has shoals south and southeast of it. Miners Channel (southwest) is
Nautical Terms
Amidships - condition of being sur- rounded by boats.
Anchor - a device designed to bring up mud samples from the bottom at inopportune or unexpected times.
Anchor Light - a small light used to discharge the battery before daylight.
Beam Sea - A situation in which waves strike a boat from the side, causing it to roll unpleasantly. This is one of the four directions from which wave action tends to produce extreme physical dis- comfort. The other three are ‘bow sea’ (waves striking from the front), ‘follow- ing sea’ (waves striking from the rear), and ‘quarter sea’ (waves striking from any other direction).
Berth - a little addition to the crew.
Boat ownership - Standing fully- clothed under a cold shower, tearing up 100-dollar bills
Boom - sometimes the result of a sur- prise jibe. Called boom for the sound that’s made when it hits crew in the head on its way across the boat.
Calm - Sea condition characterized by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold beverage.
Chart - a type of map which tells you exactly where you are aground.
Clew - an indication from the skipper as to what he might do next.
Course - The direction in which a skip- per wishes to steer his boat and from which the wind is blowing. Also, the language that results by not being able to.
Crew - Heavy, stationary objects used on shipboard to hold down charts, anchor cushions in place and dampen sudden movements of the boom.
Dead Reckoning - a course leading directly to a reef.
Dinghy - the sound of the ship’s bell.
Displacement - when you dock your boat and can’t find it later.
Estimated Position - a place you have marked on the chart where you are sure you are not.
Flashlight - Tubular metal container used on shipboard for storing dead batteries prior to their disposal.
Gybe - A common way to get unruly guests off your boat.
Headway - what you are making if you can’t get the toilet to work.
Jack Lines - “Hey baby, want to go sailing?”
Landlubber - anyone on board who wishes he were not.
Sailing - The fine art of getting wet and becoming ill, while going nowhere slowly at great expense.
Shroud - equipment used in connec- tion with a wake.
Starboard - special board used by skippers for navigation (usually with “Port” on the opposite side.)
Tack - A maneuver the skipper uses when telling the crew what they did wrong without getting them mad.
Yawl - A sailboat from Texas, with some good bourbon stored down yon- der in the cabin
Zephyr - Warm, pleasant breeze. Named aſter the mythical Greek god of wishful thinking, false hopes, and unreliable forecasts.
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29. Sidney Island – 24 kms of sandy beaches. Much of the island is privately owned but the beaches are public. The North end of Sidney Island is part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR).
30. Sidney Spit – is part of Gulf Islands National
Park Reserve (GINPR). It offers dozens of mooring buoys, docks for small boats and dinghies, drinking water, outhouses, picnic areas and 24 walk-in campsites. Also available is group camping and picnicking. The inner lagoon is a Special Preservation Area and is closed to both motorized and non-motorized vessels. Only authorized access is allowed. Three markers have been installed in the lagoon delineating the boundary area.
Latitude - the number of degrees off course allowed a guest.
Mast - religious ritual used before set- ting sail.
Mizzen - an object you can’t find.
Motor Sailer - A sailboat that alter- nates between sail/ rigging problems and engine problems, and with some booze in the cabin.
Ram - an intricate docking maneuver sometimes used by experienced skip- pers.
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